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Fantasy football advice, Week 6: Who to start/sit for Bears vs. Falcons

How many points will they score in this game? All the points? Maybe all the points.

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Two disappointing teams with strong offenses face off Sunday afternoon in the game between the Chicago Bears and the Atlanta Falcons. Both teams sit at 2-3 with two-game losing streaks, and both need a win to get their seasons back on track.

The teams enter Sunday basically healthy from a fantasy perspective. The Bears have no injuries of note, but the Falcons will be without wide receiver Harry Douglas again. Bears wide receiver Devin Hester has been hindered in practice with a hamstring injury, but he's expected to be fine.

The game is at 4:25 p.m. ET Sunday in Atlanta, where the Falcons haven’t loss yet this year. As usual with these teams, there are a lot of fantasy names to consider:

BEARS

Start 'em: In a game that should offer a lot of points, Jay Cutler is my No. 5 quarterback this week. ... Matt Forte is one of the top running backs in fantasy, and he's shaken off a rough patch in Weeks 2-3. ... Alshon Jeffery slots ahead of Brandon Marshall in the wide-receiver rankings until the latter proves he's healthy, but both are still surefire starts. ... Martellus Bennett had an awful game in Week 5, but that's on the heels of four straight great ones. He's a solid TE1. ... If the offenses do as well as they should Sunday, Robbie Gould could kick a lot.

Start ‘em?: ...

Sit 'em: Unless the Bears are ever without one of their top two receivers, Santonio Holmes is just a big name on their depth chart, with no fantasy relevance. ... You want no part of the Bears' defense this week.

Start in every league: Jay Cutler, Matt Forte, Alshon Jeffery, Brandon Marshall, Martellus Bennett, Robbie Gould

Start if you’re desperate: ...

Bench: Santonio Holmes, Defense/special teams

FALCONS

Start 'em: You like Matt Ryan in home games. You don't in road games. And Sunday is his last game in Atlanta until Week 12, somehow, so if you own him and he does well Sunday, it's a good time to talk trade. But regardless, this is a must-start. ... Julio Jones is locked in as one of the game's top wide receivers, and that's not changing as long as he's healthy. ... It's been an up-and-down year for Roddy White, but he still feels like a good WR2. ... Matt Bryant is a strong kicking option, even if he hasn't reached double-digit fantasy points since Week 1.

Start 'em?: He has been far from great so far this year, but with so many running backs falling off the radar, Steven Jackson shapes up as a reasonable flex play.

Sit 'em: Everyone loves Antone Smith right now, and if Jackson were to ever get hurt, sure, he's interesting, but failing that, or a dramatic change in usage, he's not someone you can start. ... Devin Hester's production is far too fluky and other-people's-injury-dependent to invest in as a starter, even in a quasi-revenge game. ... Levine Toilolo has disappeared since Week 1. ... The Falcons' defense is pretty bad.

Start in every league: Matt Ryan, Julio Jones, Roddy White, Matt Bryant

Start if you're desperate: Steven Jackson

Bench: Antone Smith, Devin Hester, Levine Toilolo, Defense/special teams

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